BAGHDAD: Iraq鈥檚 interior ministry said Sunday an Daesh group member had been arrested in a Baghdad hotel, accusing him of carrying out intelligence-gathering missions for the terrorist organization.
The man, whose name was not given, was detained by 鈥渋ntelligence units charged with the security of tourist infrastructure,鈥� a ministry press release said.
It said he was accused of supplying the terrorists with 鈥減ersonal information about members of the security forces in Nineveh province鈥� in northern Iraq.
The man had confessed to being an Daesh member, it added.
Daesh terrorists seized swathes of Iraq and neighboring Syria in 2014, declaring a 鈥渃aliphate鈥� which they ruled with brutality before their defeat in late 2017 by Iraqi forces backed by a US-led military coalition.
However, terrorists cells still stage sporadic attacks on the army and police, especially in rural and remote areas.
A United Nations report published in July said Daesh has 鈥渂etween 5,000 and 7,000 members across Iraq and the Syrian Arab Republic, most of whom are fighters.鈥�